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On p. 430 of Evidence Explained use repository first, the hascert number then name .on page 434, section 9.3 for state level record, state to start with smallest then to largest which isexact opposite... Is either correct? I prefer the first... I'm trying to update citations from data I've had for more than 30 yearsof research to get more "standardized" prior to publishing genealogy. Thanks for all your wonderful work!!!
Sue,
Sue,
How we cite a document often depends upon where it's housed and the organizational scheme used by that repository. In this case, the text of 9.3 explains the difference:
"Governmental records created by the state and held at the state archives are typically cited in classic format for formally archived records (see Chapter 3). Your Reference Note begins by identifying the smallest element (the item of interest) and proceeds through the various file, collection, series, and record-group designations until you reach the largest element (the repository and its location). Note, however, that this scheme is not used by the state bureaus of vital statistics that maintain registrations of births and deaths; for those registrations, see 9.41 and 9.42."
Do note in the QuickCheck model on p. 430 that the citation does not begin with the repository. It begins with the agency that created the record--the Rhode Island Department of Health (i.e., the author/creator).
It appears that the order for
It appears that the order for Reference Notes for Local Vital Records is different in EE than in E!, which I originally used in my research where the Person of Interest was the leading element. How wrong am I to continue using that format, versus redoing all my reference notes?